Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 172 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) roll number written (c) rewriting neat pages (d) reworking key sums
3. 3.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
4. 4.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
5. 5.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) units in each answer (c) reworking key sums (d) random answer changes
8. 8.True or false: “random answer changes” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) roll number written (b) leaving the hall early (c) question numbers right (d) all parts answered
10. 10.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
11. 11.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) skip it (b) do it the same way (c) add the answer back (d) guess again
12. 12.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) labels on diagrams
13. 13.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
14. 14.True or false: if you gave the area as 20, not 20 cm², it is a missing unit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a copying slip
16. 16.True or false: “all parts answered” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: if you wrote 100 − 36 = 74, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a missing unit (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
20. 20.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missed part (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) adding doodles (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
22. 22.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) reworking key sums (c) labels on diagrams (d) leaving the hall early
23. 23.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) no, only with a reason (c) always change twice (d) yes, change all
25. 25.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) roll number written (c) random answer changes (d) staring at the ceiling
26. 26.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
27. 27.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) sit and wait (c) check your answers (d) chat with others
28. 28.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) question numbers right (d) checking page 1 only
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) random answer changes (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) adding doodles (c) checking page 1 only (d) random answer changes
32. 32.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: rewriting neat pages? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
33. 33.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
36. 36.True or false: “reworking key sums” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a calculation slip (d) a copying slip
38. 38.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) rewriting neat pages (b) reworking key sums (c) staring at the ceiling (d) checking page 1 only
39. 39.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missing unit
40. 40.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False

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